JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 



OFFICIAL ORGAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGISTS 



DECEMBER, 1910 



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The dedication of an admirably equipped building, noticed on other 

 pages of this number, to the training of young men in entomology 

 marks another advance in the rapid progress this science is making 

 in America. Special buildings are provided only when necessary, 

 the need in turn depending largely upon the demand for such techni- 

 cal knowledge and not a little upon the abihty of those responsible 

 for the training of the students. The splendid structure recently 

 completed at the Massachusetts Agricultural College is a worthy 

 monument to the ability of a beloved veteran, Prof. C. H. Fernald, 

 who unfortunately has been obhged, on account of ill health, to retire 

 from active teaching. Nearly a quarter of a century of work has 

 made it possible for him to exercise through his students a profound 

 influence upon the development of American economic entomology. 

 It is a pleasure to note that the development of the department he 

 has been so largely instrumental in building up is to be continued 

 along progressive lines. We confidently look for a maintenance of 

 the present high standards and take this opportunity of congratu- 

 lating the institution upon the possession of such an admirably 

 equipped department. 



Schools giving special training in entomology, particularly its eco- 

 nomic or practical aspects, are a comparatively recent development, 

 yet excellent is the adjective which must be applied to much of the 

 •earher work by men compelled to fit themselves progressively for the 

 solving of various problems. Considering the numerous handicaps 

 under which our earher workers labored, it is a question whether 

 any could have done much better. They have laid a solid foundation 

 upon which all subsequent students must build. The enormous 

 development of recent years has been made possible by conditions 

 beyond our control, namely, extended and serious depredations fol- 

 lowing the normal development of a comparatively new country. 

 The demand for knowledge has stimulated the training of men and, 

 as a result, we have in America unrivaled opportunities for the study 

 of applied entomology, not only in the university and college but 



